Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 42.8% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 42.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2020.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 6th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.3% | — |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 28.3% | 30.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 39.9% | 42.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 3 Haiti 83.2%
- 4 Malawi 81.7%
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 81.5%
- 6 Afghanistan 80.8%
- 6 Liberia 80.8%
- 8 Nigeria 74.8%
- 9 Kenya 73.9%
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0551 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 42.8% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 6th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.